Showing posts with label Imaginary Home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Imaginary Home. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2009

Imaginary Home Makeover

Once again I have the bug to redecorate but have not been bitten by the '$ fairy'. I love to cruise around on http://www.overstock.com/ ....like you don't even know. Today I was focusing on the living room because it is so very bare. It is so very baby friendly, but sort of "sterile" (as my mother would say). So when looking for any type of furniture on overstock I always find great pieces at great prices. Today did not fail me, I quickly found all the pieces I felt would be very useful, but that also had great eye candy appeal. First, the end tables.....we have nowhere to set things down except for the floor or furniture....you people with kids, you already know where this scenario leads. Ok, moving on. For the end tables, I immediately found what is a perfect example of all the things I wanted: Birch Drum Tables . Here is what I like most.

>>Great design. Bun feet keep it off the floor, so it is easy to see if anything 'snuck' underneath. When you open the door, there is a bit of storage. I really LUV that you can hide items behind closed doors, literally!
>>They are ROUND. I have a boy! Sharp corners and boys who think they can fly do.not.go.together. Enough said. I love that this is a round table but with style. {Knights back in the day had a round table&they were all boys, bet somebody put there eye out at one of those old school meetings....and that table had to be made round. Sorry, I ramble some days}
>>To be honest, I thought they looked simple, useful and safe. PLUS, durable and re-purposable (is that a word), because I love the thought of furniture that can be moved from room to room and still look great for years to come.
>>On the Overstock site, if you scroll down on this particular listing page, there is a 360 view also. Extra info and pictures makes me feel more secure when buying online. Another great point.



I ALSO found these corner cabinets. Thomasville Four Corners Lizette Corner Cabinet, to be exact. My thinking was that they are round (& safer than bookshelves with corners) and also that they help add storage, clutter/toys will be held behind doors, and they will utilize empty corner spaces(for organization, even). I think I want 2. I know it seems like overkill, but I LUV the mediterranean blue. I want one for the living room and one for the corner in {T}boys room. No? I also wondered if 2 could be placed back to back...do you see where I am going with it, like a half-round cabinet. Since it's imaginary, I'll pretend that would ever work. Anywho.



THE HOLY GRAIL OF THE LIVING ROOM EXPERIENCE:THE COUCH
Aldan Brown Bi-cast Leather/ Microfiber 4-piece Sofa Set


Plus, it would need different pillows obviously. I would like for it to be a little closer to deep tan and less rust colored, but it is a closeout. I have heard that microfiber holds up well to kids. Anyone care to give me a ye or nay?

My FAV item is this piece of art, aptly titled SURF. >>>>

Can't you see this haging above that sofa?!


I would also love to hang some small mirrors and scattered pictures of family and the ocean, or maybe even pics of family at the ocean.


SEEMS to be a brown, teal, aqua type color scheme which seems like it would be peaceful. It needs some plants, I think, but the boy would destroy them. Hmmm, lovely imaginary shopping. So, do you do this too? Imaginary retail therapy anyone??

The room is lovely in my bloggy mind!

[Note: At the time of writing this, all of these pieces are available on http://www.overstock.com/ , but they do sell out quickly, so I cannot guarantee availability. I do not have any relationship with Overstock.com and also cannot guarantee quality or any other details of your transaction with them.]

Friday, April 3, 2009

Imaginary Home MakeOver


HELLO, MY NAME IS LEANE, AND I FIND MYSELF DECORATIVELY (proper word?) CHALLENGED!!

(Don't judge......now that it is out in the open, let's move on)

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So, if I had the funds....I would love to decorate our home.

We live like college students, and not the kind with pizazz or finesse for decor. I mean we don't decorate with empty beer or liquor bottles (thank god we outgrew that), but we certainly don't have any kind of flair in our home.


I am secretly jealous of those people who seem to have each room in their home pulled together....

I know plenty of bargain shoppers and garage-sale junkies with that 'MarthaStewart' touch that can make each room of their home stylish, comfortable, welcoming and complete!

Why not me??

I am missing that gene, I think.


So, in my bloggy dreams, I decorate vicariously through online outlets.

My sights are set today, on our very plain 'dining room' that is used as an office space/whatever room. Currently the lighting fixture is the most pathetic item in the room......so I went bloggy shopping (and bloggy dreaming) and here is what I found.




I love this lighting from Overstock.com

.....very simple, yet elegant, to me. Plus, it looks easy to clean. A big plus for any germaphobic mom on the go, don't you think?

Plus, the prices at overstock are phenomenal, of course. This is the Polished Nickel Contemporary 5-light chandelier for $119 (right now), that is a savings of 35%.



NEXT, I am in need of some artwork. Since we live near the St. Johns river, I was drawn to this framed art set titled (what else?!) 'St. John Riverside and Waterways'. Currently available (on overstock) for a mere $299.99...



I am also loving these:


<< 'Change the World' Canvas Art, available at Overstock.com for $.







and this >>>



'Feel Free' Canvas Art, for $129.99 right now at Overstock.com also.








WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IS MY LIGHTING SELECTION TOO MODERN FOR MY ART CHOICES?